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Isle of Wight 2009

Isle of Wight Festival

When: June 12-14

Where: Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight

Isle Of Wight Festival information: Country rock legend Neil Young and Essex ravers The Prodigy have been announced as headliners at this year’s event.

Isle Of Wight Festival tickets: £140 for a weekend ticket with camping, £120 without camping. Children (under 12) pay £70 and £60 respectively.

Website: www.isleofwightfestival.com

Isle of Wight Blog

NME writers off the leash: reviews, rants and gossip direct from the festival front-line...

Isle Of Wight: Edwin Foals comes to the rescue

Saturday afternoon's a bit of a wasteland. On the Main Stage The Enemy are having their sound whipped into farty dissonance by a harsh cross-wind. And in the Big Top (the only other stage at Isle Of Wight) there's, erm, Andy Lo Russo, The Singing...

Isle Of Wight: when the going gets toff

Who says festivals are becoming too gentrified? Certainly not Karen, an HR manager from London who we found quaffing chilled pink Chandon with her friends in the Zebra Champagne Garden. [...] Read more!

The only metaller at Isle Of Wight

Poor Tom Donoclift. All his friends are at Download this weekend but the 20-year-old metal fan couldn't get a ticket so wound up at Isle Of Wight instead. [...] Read more!

Isle Of Wight: The Man DOES give a fuck

We're sure plenty of punters turned up to Isle Of Wight in the hope of avoiding The Police this weekend. They might have a harder time escaping the actual police, whose massed presence in the streets surrounding the festival site is truly...

Isle Of Wight: the calm before the storm

The campsite opened three hours ago and people are already streaming in – even though the main arena doesn't open until noon tomorrow (June 13). Here's how it's all looking: [...] Read more!

The best Isle Of Wight performance ever?

Isle Of White has witnessed some legendary performances over the years, but which is the greatest of them all? Ahead of the festival kicking off tomorrow (June 13), here's our Top 5. What's your personal Isle Of Wight highlight? The Who...

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